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North West Frontier (1959)
A classic
I first saw 'Northwest Frontier' as a small boy at the cinema in the early 70s,this was possibly the best age to see the film as it is an adventure straight out of the pages of a boy's own comic. There are so many memorable scenes that had me on the edge of my seat (the pump house,balancing on the rails on the blown bridge,basically any scenes where the villain tried to kill the Prince,who was about my age!) that stayed fresh in my memory until I finally saw the film again this year when I bought the DVD (I don't know if the film is ever shown on telly,it's probably not politically correct nowadays).
My 7 year old daughter loved it too!
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story!
Quite possibly the most historically inaccurate film ever made (only equalled by Flynn's 'Charge of the Light Brigade' or 'Objective Burma',which was banned in Britain for many years),but a great vehicle for Flynn's style of heroic character & still an entertaining matinée on a wet afternoon . When the film was made Custer was still an all American hero in the eyes of the public rather than the poor officer & seriously flawed character he undoubtedly was in reality,therefore the film is very much of it's time,literally black & white between good guys & bad. Great Stunt when 'Custer's' horse performs an equine emergency stop! 6 out of 10.